Clinical and Workplace-based Skills Facilitator

The School wishes to appoint a highly motivated individual to join our enthusiastic and committed MBBS teaching team. This is an ideal opportunity for those wishing to further develop their experience of teaching and assessment in the field of clinical skills. You will work with the Theme Lead for Medical Skills and Quality Care on the planning, delivery, and assessment of clinical skills in Years 3, 4 and 5, in both the workplace and the classroom setting. You will teach clinical skills as part of the Campus Day programme and will provide mentoring and support to students from the School of Medicine within the workplace with regard to clinical placements, and clinical skills and the assessment thereof, particularly with regard to Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs).

Holding full professional body registration, you will have experience of working to professional standards. Applicants will be expected to have previous experience of the teaching and assessment of clinical skills as well as excellent time management and organizational skills. Applicants will hold a post registration qualification in a professional field of expertise, a higher degree in a health-related subject or willing to work towards and a teaching qualification (or willingness to undertake on appointment). Utilising excellent communication skills, you will also be an active networker and have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Informal enquiries are welcomed; please contact Stephen Gowland-Mahon

Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. This position is based in East Lancashire (UCLan Burnley Campus and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust) with occasional attendance at UCLan Preston or Westlakes Campus.

Read more about the benefits of working at UCLan

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

UCLan is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our website at Safeguarding - UCLan 

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, UCLan will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.